Emmett B.A. and Lydia Rhodes Handie Correspondence
Scope and Contents
During the period the letters were written, George worked in a Greensboro hotel owned by Mr. Scales, moved to Raleigh to work at Yarborough House and later to Richmond, Virginia. Topics included in the letter are the courtship between Emmett and Lydia, meetings with her fatehr in Raleigh, the illnesses, accidents and death of family members, and friends, local personalities, travel, and gossip.
Dates
- 1870 - 1871
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Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box.)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
During the period the letters were written, George worked in a Greensboro hotel owned by Mr. Scales, moved to Raleigh to work at Yarborough House and later to Richmond, Virginia. Topics included in the letter are the courtship between Emmett and Lydia, meetings with her fatehr in Raleigh, the illnesses, accidents and death of family members, and friends, local personalities, travel, and gossip.
Arrangement
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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- Title
- Emmett B.A. and Lydia Rhodes Handie Correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Patrick Dollar
- Date
- February 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository